Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Well aren't you the lucky ones, you April babies!!! I
imagine you are feeling quite smug with your birthstone being the Diamond! Well I
certainly can't blame you. Being a jewelry designer I am in love with every single diamond in all of the world of course! Below I have a few unique offerings for you to celebrate your birth.

The last few years I have developed a
love affair with stunning rustic Herkimer Diamond and raw, rough
diamonds in general. My most recent diamond purchase was a calico
hand faceted diamond in a very simple ring.. here is a pix of it:

Below are a few varied types of diamond jewelry I have available in my Lovely Luxe Jewels store:Lovely Luxe Jewels

This is a Herkimer Diamond Bracelet with Peacock Pearls done up in sterling silver:

Monday, February 15, 2016

Aquamarine, Latin for "water of the sea" - is believed to be the favorite gem of Angels and attracts their guidance, protection and angelic healing. Read more of it's magical properties below.

I have new Aquamarine Rondelles and Briolettes just in and will be listing a few new designs soon. I do have a few PIECES OF MY JEWELRY AVAILABLE IN AQUAMARINE FOR A MARCH BIRTHDAY:

New smaller size Swarovski seashell crystals are the PERFECT size for earrings! Swarovski is the only crystal I use. It's pristine and perfect facets are above and beyond any other crystal on the market. These are set in sterling silver leverback vine earrings that remind me of sea kelp. A gorgeous MARCH BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR THE MERMAID IN YOUR LIFE!

A wonderful MARCH BIRTHSTONE gift would be a nice fat AQUAMARINE GEMSTONE NUGGET that is the focal for this sterling silver bracelet:

These are multi shaded AQUAMARINE GEMSTONE rondelles with pyrite in a slim, stackable silver bracelet:

AQUAMARINE METAPHYSICAL:
It is believed to also boost happiness and to create feelings of youthfulness and playfulness. It has a calming and soothing effect and is believed to be a wonderful stone for people who deal with anxiety.

The ancients said Aquamarine would protect those on sea voyages. It was believed to make sailors safe from adversaries on open waters. As far back as 480 BC, Aquamarine was considered to be a treasure of the mermaids because it's ability to protect increased when immersed in water.

Today, Aquamarine is a popular gift among ocean travelers.

It is also believed to help maintain balance and order and to offer harmony to those who wear it.

Folklore says that if you put Aquamarine under your pillow you will soon make new friends and find more affection in your life. This is my favorite aspect of this gem!

Unlike many gems, Aquamarine gems are often completely flawless. Aquamarines with visible flaws are rarely seen. The costs of producing synthetic Aquamarine are very high when compared to the relative abundance of this gem, so lab Aquamarine is generally not produced for the gemstone market.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Who does not LOVE gorgeous Amethyst!? This stone is just dreamy. It has magical properties too. You can read more about that at the bottom of this post.

I have several lovely Amethyst pieces in my store, the necklace below is a rich, sexy AAA Amethyst Pear Shape Briolette gem in sterling silver with an Amethyst CZ star charm:

This bracelet is from my Heirloom line. It features a parade of AAA Amethyst and luminous pearls. The sides of the bracelet are tiny pure silver Hill Tribe beads and you have highly detailed pure silver Hill Tribe heart beads at the back:

Below is a pair of Mystic Pink Amethyst Earrings. These are gorgeous, fat gemstones with an opalescent sheen. They are very "woodland fairy" flirty, feminine earrings:

Check out this jaw dropping HUGE Amethyst Cathedral formation... how would you like to have THIS in your living room!!!!!

AMETHYST FOLKLORE:

Bacchus, the God of wine was angry because of some slight against him and swore revenge. He announced that the first mortal to come across his path would be eaten by tigers. Just at that moment along came the lovely maiden Amethyst, on her way to worship at the shrine of the goddess Diana. Diana saw what was happening and transformed Amethyst into stone to rescue her from a violent death. When Bacchus viewed the miracle, he repented by pouring wine over the stone, staining it purple. This is the legendary creation of the gemstone Amethyst.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF AMETHYST:
Amethyst is a gorgeous purple quartz gemstone, It works in the emotional, spiritual, and physical planes to provide calmness, balance, patience, and peace.
Emotionally, Amethyst can help heal feelings of loss and grief. Amethyst has a gently sedative energy that promotes peacefulness and contentment.

In the psychic and spiritual realms, Amethyst is a very powerful stone that can increase and enhance intuition and psychic powers of all kinds. It does this by making a clear connection between the earth plane and your higher power.

Amethyst is also excellent for lucid dreaming. For the elders it is known to open one's channels to clairvoyance, and communication with guardian angels. Amethyst also protects against psychic energy attacks, especially during spiritual work, protects one from thieves, and protects travelers and is said to protect its wearer against any form of seduction.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

For January birthdays the birthstone is luscious GARNET! Brava you lucky January babies!!. Garnet is one of my VERY favorite stones. It's downright sexy gorgeous!

I love creating with Garnet you can checkout pieces I have for sale below.

Garnet in it's raw state is rich and beautiful:

It also has fascinating and many beautiful METAPHYSICAL properties:
Legend has it that Garnet enhances a person's charm making you very
attractive to others by bringing out your charisma and best assets.

Wearing garnet is wonderful charm to boost self love and self
confidence (what woman does not need more of these!)

Garnet helps one to align the earthly, corporeal body with the spiritual
aura body.

Garnet is a dynamic stone good for successful career moves, especially for
woman, encouraging relationships in business by increasing ones
popularity and other people's desire to work for and with you.

It can help you become more productive, motivated and driven and it attracts
good luck in business. Garnet is known as the stone for successful
business ventures and Garnet jewelry makes the perfect gift, particularly for the
women that wants to advance in their careers.

This is a sweet Garnet gemstone coin bracelet in sterling: It features faceted round Black Garnet as spacers as well:

This Garnet necklace features a stunning and rare genuine Garnet star gemstone and a large Beer Quartz briolette done up in 14K gold filed:

I LOVE Gemstone Charm Bracelets and wear one just like this. This piece features AAA Mystic Labradorite and two Garnet charms... one a rare Garnet star and one a sterling and Garnet charm imported from Bali. Done up in sterling:

This Garnet Bracelet is made with Almadine Garnet. This gemstone is my all-time favorite gem!!! This is not a coating.. it's naturally got a bit of a silvery sheen and it's pretty rare. These are fun pointed briolettes done up in a sterling bracelet: